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BASE COCA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bazooko
1, record 1, English, bazooko
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- basuco 2, record 1, English, basuco
correct
- basuko 3, record 1, English, basuko
correct
- bazuko 3, record 1, English, bazuko
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cheap, impure form of cocaine, made by mixing coca paste with a variety of other substances, which is extremely addictive when smoked. 3, record 1, English, - bazooko
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bazooka
1, record 1, French, bazooka
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- basuco 2, record 1, French, basuco
correct, masculine noun
- bazuko 3, record 1, French, bazuko
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Drogue à base de sulfate de cocaïne contenant des impuretés telles que le plomb ainsi que l'acide sulfurique. 2, record 1, French, - bazooka
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bazuko se fume et doit son nom - tiré de bazooka - à son effet immédiat et violent. 4, record 1, French, - bazooka
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En Colombie, [...] mélange de pâte de coca ou de base de cocaïne avec de la marihuana ou du tabac. 5, record 1, French, - bazooka
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- basuco
1, record 1, Spanish, basuco
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bazuco 2, record 1, Spanish, bazuco
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extracto crudo de la hoja de coca mezclado con agua, ácido sulfúrico y querosén, gasolina o agua de la batería. 1, record 1, Spanish, - basuco
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Por su forma habitual de uso puede ser fumado solo o combinado con tabaco o marihuana. 1, record 1, Spanish, - basuco
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
basuco : vocablo formado por sílabas de la expresión "base sucia de coca". 3, record 1, Spanish, - basuco
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-02-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cocaine paste
1, record 2, English, cocaine%20paste
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- coca paste 2, record 2, English, coca%20paste
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cocaine paste is the first extraction product in the process of refining cocaine from coca leaves. The leaves are mashed up and mixed with such chemicals as sulfuric acid and paraffin. 1, record 2, English, - cocaine%20paste
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Coca processing can be broken down into three stages. The first is the conversion of the coca leaf into coca paste ... 3, record 2, English, - cocaine%20paste
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pâte de coca
1, record 2, French, p%C3%A2te%20de%20coca
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produit brut obtenu en pilant des feuilles de coca et en traitant ces dernières avec des produits chimiques simples tels que le kérosène et l'acide sulfurique. 2, record 2, French, - p%C3%A2te%20de%20coca
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pasta de cocaína
1, record 2, Spanish, pasta%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- pasta de coca 1, record 2, Spanish, pasta%20de%20coca
correct, feminine noun
- pasta base de cocaína 2, record 2, Spanish, pasta%20base%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
correct, feminine noun
- PBC 3, record 2, Spanish, PBC
correct, feminine noun
- pasta base 2, record 2, Spanish, pasta%20base
correct, feminine noun
- pasta básica de cocaína 4, record 2, Spanish, pasta%20b%C3%A1sica%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
correct, feminine noun
- PBC 3, record 2, Spanish, PBC
correct, feminine noun
- paco 5, record 2, Spanish, paco
see observation, masculine noun, Argentina, familiar
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pasta de coca es el primer producto que se obtiene en el proceso de extracción del alcaloide mediante el uso de ácido sulfúrico y combustibles. Se trata de sulfato de cocaína con un alto contenido de residuos orgánicos, pigmentos, taninos y otras sustancias. 1, record 2, Spanish, - pasta%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La pasta base de cocaína(PBC) es la cocaína no tratada, que se extrae de las hojas del arbusto de la coca-crece principalmente en Bolivia, Colombia y Perú-a través de un proceso de maceración y mezcla con solventes como parafina, bencina y ácido sulfúrico. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pasta%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La pasta base no es apta para el consumo humano por su alta toxicidad. Sin embargo, últimamente se ha comenzado a consumir este residuo de la producción de cocaína principalmente en Argentina y se lo conoce popularmente como "paco". 6, record 2, Spanish, - pasta%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
No confundir con "base de cocaína". 6, record 2, Spanish, - pasta%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-01-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cocaine base 1, record 3, English, cocaine%20base
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- base de cocaïne
1, record 3, French, base%20de%20coca%C3%AFne
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pâte de coca qui subit un traitement élémentaire. 1, record 3, French, - base%20de%20coca%C3%AFne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
proposition de la G.R.C. 1, record 3, French, - base%20de%20coca%C3%AFne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- base de cocaína
1, record 3, Spanish, base%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- base de coca 2, record 3, Spanish, base%20de%20coca
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Existen varias formas de producir cocaína; el proceso más frecuente consiste en producir pasta de coca a partir de las hojas, luego base de cocaína y finalmente clorhidrato de cocaína. Los cultivadores pueden comercializar la hoja de coca o procesarla hasta pasta de coca o base de cocaína. El último paso, es decir la transformación de base de coca en clorhidrato de cocaína, es realizado por laboratorios clandestinos y no por los cultivadores. 2, record 3, Spanish, - base%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La base de cocaína se obtiene disolviendo el sulfato de cocaína en un ácido diluido, posteriormente se agrega un agente oxidante (el más común es el permanganato de potasio) y luego se agrega una base, esto se precipita, filtra y se obtiene el producto final. 2, record 3, Spanish, - base%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No confundir con "pasta base de cocaína". 3, record 3, Spanish, - base%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-01-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Pharmacology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cocaine hydrochloride 1, record 4, English, cocaine%20hydrochloride
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Pharmacologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chlorhydrate de cocaïne
1, record 4, French, chlorhydrate%20de%20coca%C3%AFne
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Farmacología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- clorhidrato de cocaína
1, record 4, Spanish, clorhidrato%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Existen varias formas de producir cocaína; el proceso más frecuente consiste en producir pasta de coca a partir de las hojas, luego base de cocaína y finalmente clorhidrato de cocaína. Los cultivadores pueden comercializar la hoja de coca o procesarla hasta pasta de coca o base de cocaína. El último paso, es decir la transformación de base de coca en clorhidrato de cocaína, es realizado por laboratorios clandestinos y no por los cultivadores. 2, record 4, Spanish, - clorhidrato%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
El clorhidrato de cocaína es preparado disolviendo el alcaloide en ácido clorhídrico, formándose un polvo hidrosoluble que descompone al ser calentado. 3, record 4, Spanish, - clorhidrato%20de%20coca%C3%ADna
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